Apr 20, 2014:Warren Bolton: The State: Bolton: Jesus’ sacrifice was once — and for us all
Warren Bolton spent nearly 30 years as a journalist at The State
newspaper in Columbia. He began his career in 1986 as a reporter with
the Columbia Record. In 1988, he joined The State and covered county
government for six years. In more than nine years as a reporter, he
covered education, police, courts and the Legislature. He served as
assistant night news editor as well as an assistant assigning editor
over sports, government and community life reporting teams. He became an
assigning editor in 1996, supervising reporters covering the
environment, health, housing and food.
In April of 1997, he became education editor. A month later, he joined The State’s Editorial Board, becoming its first ever African-American member. In January of 2000, he was promoted to Associate Editor, another first for an African-American. In May of 2015, he left The State after 29 1/2 years of service and is now trying his hand at blogging.
In 1998, Bolton received the Columbia Urban League’s Lincoln C. Jenkins Jr. award for community service and the Community Service Award from the Midlands Association of Black Journalists. In 2000, 2013 and 2014, he received the top column writing award from the S.C. Press Association. Also in 2000, he received the Ambrose E. Gonzales Award for excellence in journalism, given by The State newspaper. He is the 2008 recipient of the Press Association’s E.A. Ramsaur Award, given to the top editorial writer in South Carolina. He was selected as one of 12 honorees to be included in the 2010 AT&T South Carolina African American History Calendar.
Bolton is a member of the ministerial staff at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Black River Road in Camden, where the pastor is the Rev. B. Jerome Goodwin. A Sunday School and Bible Study teacher in his church, Bolton is the founder and lead teacher of Destiny Bible Study in Columbia, which he established under God’s guidance in June of 2014. He and Tanya have led Married Couples Ministries and retreats and helped establish other Couples Ministries in various churches for 15 years. They currently co-chair the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Married Couples Ministry. He has volunteered at the Department of Juvenile Justice, the United Way and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands. He regularly volunteers as a reader and speaker at schools across the Midlands.
Bolton, a Columbia native and University of South Carolina graduate, is the youngest of 11 children. The Boltons are proud parents of two sons, 9-year-old Alexander and 6-year-old Christopher.
In April of 1997, he became education editor. A month later, he joined The State’s Editorial Board, becoming its first ever African-American member. In January of 2000, he was promoted to Associate Editor, another first for an African-American. In May of 2015, he left The State after 29 1/2 years of service and is now trying his hand at blogging.
In 1998, Bolton received the Columbia Urban League’s Lincoln C. Jenkins Jr. award for community service and the Community Service Award from the Midlands Association of Black Journalists. In 2000, 2013 and 2014, he received the top column writing award from the S.C. Press Association. Also in 2000, he received the Ambrose E. Gonzales Award for excellence in journalism, given by The State newspaper. He is the 2008 recipient of the Press Association’s E.A. Ramsaur Award, given to the top editorial writer in South Carolina. He was selected as one of 12 honorees to be included in the 2010 AT&T South Carolina African American History Calendar.
Bolton is a member of the ministerial staff at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Black River Road in Camden, where the pastor is the Rev. B. Jerome Goodwin. A Sunday School and Bible Study teacher in his church, Bolton is the founder and lead teacher of Destiny Bible Study in Columbia, which he established under God’s guidance in June of 2014. He and Tanya have led Married Couples Ministries and retreats and helped establish other Couples Ministries in various churches for 15 years. They currently co-chair the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Married Couples Ministry. He has volunteered at the Department of Juvenile Justice, the United Way and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands. He regularly volunteers as a reader and speaker at schools across the Midlands.
Bolton, a Columbia native and University of South Carolina graduate, is the youngest of 11 children. The Boltons are proud parents of two sons, 9-year-old Alexander and 6-year-old Christopher.
